Patients often want to make a change, but struggle with how to start. Providing them with the opportunity to express their challenges in a safe space, where their concerns are accepted and received with empathy, builds the foundation of connection and trust that’s fundamental to the process of motivational interviewing.
A recent study led by researchers from McGill University suggests there may be far more sleep-wake profiles that go beyond simply ‘night owl’ and ‘early bird.’
Recently, I was asked to evaluate some recent bilateral lower leg swelling—noticed because of tight shoes—by a 96-year-old, slender, healthy and fair-skinned man.